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Cut Wood Park

2 ha

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.76418, -2.42943

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🛝Playground 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Black-headed Gull, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Black-headed Gull, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Bindweed, Purple-loosestrife, Hemlock Water-dropwort +33 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Bindweed, Purple-loosestrife, Hemlock Water-dropwort +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ruddy Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Eristalis pertinax +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Eristalis pertinax +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Great Harwood Nature WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km

A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.

Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Churchill Avenuepublic footpath · 96 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mPath type: residential
Churchill Avenuepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: service
Cut Lanepublic footpath · 700 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 700 mPath type: track
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Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rishton Reservoir from Cut Wood Park

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rishton Reservoir from Cut Wood Park

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